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Besides health and safety, wages and benefits and discrimination, employment law also often focuses on labor relations, unemployment compensation, family and medical leave, employee contracts, immigration and even the hiring process.
You can also file a complaint with the Department of Labor The DOL Wage & Hour Division can provide you with information as to what sorts of claims or complaints they accept and how their process works. They can be contacted at 866-487-9243. They also have a webpage with information that might be helpful.
Presently, no OSHA standard to regulate extended and unusual shifts in the workplace exists. A work period of eight consecutive hours over five days with at least eight hours of rest in between shifts defines a standard shift. Any shift that goes beyond this standard is considered to be extended or unusual.
In Texas, you have two years to file unpaid wage claims under federal law. In some cases, the unpaid wages may not be sufficient to warrant filing a lawsuit.
The basic rule of Texas employment law is employment at will, which applies to all phases of the employment relationship - it means that absent a statute or an express agreement (such as an employment contract) to the contrary, either party in an employment relationship may modify any of the terms or conditions of ...
Yes, an employer is entitled to fire an at-will employee without notice, but the reasoning for the firing must always remain lawful.
Texas Labor Laws Guide Texas Labor Laws FAQ Texas minimum wage$7.25 Texas overtime 1.5 times the regular wage for any time worked over 40 hours/week ($10.87 for minimum wage workers) Texas breaks Breaks not required by law (see below for exceptions)
With only extremely narrow exceptions relating to certain regulated industries or collective bargaining agreements, adults, as well as youths ages 16 or 17, may work, and/or may be required to work, unlimited hours each day (the only limits are employee morale, practical realities, and common sense in general).
